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Four Clever Bathroom Storage Solutions

May 17, 2013
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I have been on the hunt for clever bathroom storage solutions. You see, Last month as I was Spring Cleaning our bathroom, I realized what was once an over-abundance of storage has become inadequate and cramped. Okay, so I have a makeup and haircare product addiction, as well as an aversion to throwing away such [...]

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How To Store Winter Clothing

March 29, 2013
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When the weather finally starts warming up, it’s tempting to simply toss bulky sweaters into bins in favor of lighter-weight clothes, but taking time to think about how to store winter clothing can save you frustration next year when the temperatures plunge. Personally, I make winter clothing storage part of my closet Spring Cleaning routine [...]

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How To Reduce Household Clutter

February 20, 2013

How is your New Year’s resolution to reduce household clutter coming along now that we’re seven weeks into 2013? For those of you still struggling, or those who’ve given up already, take a deep breath and know that it is possible to meet this goal. You don’t need a whole weekend, or even an entire [...]

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Back-To-School: Finding A Place For Papers

August 8, 2012

School hasn’t even started, and already the paperwork is piling up. Supply lists, class schedules, student handbooks…and it’s only going to get worse. If you school papers overwhelmed you last year, now is the perfect time to find a new organization routine to keep the paper tiger tamed.

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Cleaning Routine: The Pantry

July 30, 2012

A well-stocked pantry can be a sanity-saver. With my husband’s recent surgery, it was a blessing to get home from the hospital late at night and still have everything needed to put together a quick meal for my family. Also, those of us who live in areas with severe weather know how essential a pantry [...]

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Organize Your Car For Summer Fun

June 15, 2012

One of my favorite things about summer: the seemingly spontaneous things we get to do with our kids. Few things delight my son like the mornings I announce over breakfast that we’re going somewhere fun. Little does he know that I’ve already planned our trip and, thanks to some time spent early in the summer, [...]

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How To Organize A Child’s Room

May 4, 2012

Remember how great it felt on the last day of school when you threw away that huge stack of homework papers you’d gathered in your locker or desk all year? Organizing a child’s room is a little like that, and now’s a great time to do it with the end of the school year so [...]

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Organize Your Documents For Tax Filing

March 30, 2012

Are you overwhelmed by the thought of trying to organize a year’s worth of jumbled documents so you can meet the tax deadline? Don’t despair, it’s not as scary as you think. Plus, with a very minimum amount of effort, you can get this year’s documents under control, too.

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Organize Your Rain Gear For Spring

March 21, 2012

It never fails: the day you oversleep, it starts raining just before you leave the house. Where’d you put the umbrella, and what about a rain jacket to cover your silk blouse? Or you hit traffic en route to pick up your kid from school, right as it starts to pour. By the time you [...]

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